Finishing-welt



J. S. DELANfY.

FIMSHING WELT. APPLICATION mm JULY 8. 1920.

1 ,360, 1 96. Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

John SDelcmey A TTys.

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um'riao s'rAr zs PATENT OFFICE.

TOHN S. DELLNEY, 0F LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB T0 WOODWARD 8c COOHEY,

INC., 0]! LYNN, MASSACHUE'ETTB, A CORPOBATIO QI OF MASSAGHUSETTS.

FINISHING-WELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N (W123; 13520.

Application filed July 8, 1920. Serial No. 394,738.

which includes in its structure a liilurnlityoi" parallel beads extending longitudinally thereof and between which the 1' means by which the welt is secured in place are inserted. p

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a novel welt which is so constructed thatthe stitching by which the body or cuv ering and the beads are held together is entirely concealed between the beads and also to provide a novel Welt in. which the fastening means by which the Welt 1s secured n place will be concealed between the beards.

In order to give an understanding of my invention, I have illustrated in the drawings aselected embodiment thereof which will now be described. after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings. Figure 1 is a pcrspw-tive view of a welt embodying my invcnti m Fi 2 is a sectional perspective view of the Welt. by which cured in position;

Fig. showing the'next stage by which the center head is secured in position;

the edge bi- 'ids nrc se Fig. 4 iso perspective view showing the centralbend se aruted from one of the edge bead suflicien ly to permit fastening de- 1 indicates generally a my invention and in the form herein illustrated it is provided with three beads which extend longitudinally thereof and which are indicated at 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The bonds 2 and 4 are situated at theedges of the welt, and for convenience will here ina-fter be referred to us the edge bonds. The bead 3 situated between the edge beads ustening 3 is a sectional perspcc titc View we lt embodying 2 and 4 and partially su )erposed thereon iiyillibehereinafter referred to as the center on i The center head 3 may be slightly flattened if desired so that the complete welt shows three beads, to wit: a relatively large center bead and two smaller edge beads.

These various beads are connected togctlu-I' in such a way that the stitching-.01" other fastening means by which they are held in place is entirely concealed between the beads, and also so that the center bead cam be separated slightly from either edge to permit a fastening to be driven between the edge bends and beneath the center bead thereby to secure the welt in place.

I have illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 one convenient way of producing a Welt having this construction. take a strip 5 of fabric or some other suitable covering material and form a. head in each edge thereof, these. beads constituting the edge heads 2 and 4. This may be done by folding the edges of the strip 5 over two cord-like elements 6 which maybe formed from paperor any other suitable material. The edges of the strip 5 which are folded over these, cord-like elements 6 are preferably sewed to the body of the strip by lines of stitching 7, thussecurin the cord-like elements to the strip 5 and arming head like edges to the strip. The strip is then i'ilded about/another cord-like element as shown in Fig. 3, and the two sides of the strip aresecnred together in some suitable way as by means ofa line of stitchiug 9. This line of stitching is so placed as to cause the strip or covering 5 .to closely embrace the cord-like element 8 and thus form the center beadl. After the center. heed is thus formed, then the two edge heads 2 and 4 are separated from each other and carried against the center bead 3, thus forming the welthaving th-three-bead up: penrmice showndn Fig. 1.

1n foldingthc edge portions of the strip 5 around the cord-like elements 6 to form' the edge beads2-and 4, I will preferably carry the edges 10 thereof sufiiciently be yond the stitching 7 so that when the strip is folded around the cord-like element 8 and the stitching 9 is inserted, said stitching will also pass through the edges 10.

When the'welt is in the com leted form shown in Fig. 1, the stitching and 9 by which the covering 5 is secured to the cordan other cord-like elements a like elements is entirely concealed between the beads, and, therefore, when the welt is applied to any article there is nostitching ap arent.

n securing the welt in place the center bead 3 will be lifted or separated from either edge bead, as shown in Fig. 4, and then a fastening device, such as a nail, tack, or double-headed tack 11, may be driven through the covering between the edge welt and the center welt and into the sup ort 12 to which the" welt is to be fastened. The drivingof the fastening will serve to draw the centnrbead firmly down against the edge beads, thus closing an gap between the two and the fastening will be' entirely concealed between the beads.

After the'fastening devices have been inserted, the center head 3 will be held so tightly against the edge heads 2 and 4 as to prevent the center bead from being separated from the edge beads. The construction, thereof, not only provides for eoncealing the fastening members between the beads, but also is such that the fastening members old the center bead firmly against the ed e beads, thus preventing said. center bead rom being separated from the edge bead suflicientl to disclose either the fastenin means or t e stitching.

claim:

1. A finishing welt having a beadat each edge thereof and a center bead situated between theedge beads and partially overlying them, said beads being connected by means which holds them in their relative positions, but permits the center bead to be separated from either edge bead sufiiciently to allow a fastening to be inserted between the separated beads.

2. A finishing welt comprising a plurality of cord-like elements and a covering of fabric or similar material inclosing said cord-like elements thereby to form bead portions, said covering being secured to the cord-like elements by stitching which is concealed between the bead portions.

3. A finishing welt comprising a cord- Iike element, a strip of covering material folded about the cord-like element and hav; in the two sides thereof stitch together, t which the edge portions of said strip are folded, the first cord-like element forming a center bead and the other cord-like elements forming ed e beads and said strip providing a cover or all the beads.

4. A finishing welt comprising a. single strip of fabric or similar material having bea s formed at its edges and. a cord-like element about which the center portion of said strip is folded thereby to form a center bead.

5. A finishing welt comprising a center cord-like element, a covering strip folded about said element and having its edges stitched together. beneath said element thereby forming a center bead, two edge cordlike elements about which the edge portions ofthe strip are folded thereby to form edge beads, and stitching unitin the edges of the strip to the body thereof w ich is congealiad between the center bead and the edge 6. A finishing welt comprising a plurality of cord-like elements, a covering strip or envelop inclosingsaid cord-like elements and thereby forming beads, and stitching securing said covering in position, which stitching is located so as to be concealed between the beads.

7. A finishing welt comprising a plurality of parallel cord-like elements, of a covering stri inclosing said cord-like elements separate and thereby forming beads and secured t ereto by fastenin means which is concealed between thebea s.

8. A finishing welt having a lurality bf parallel beads connected by a exible web, and fastening means inserted through the flexibleweb for fastening said welt to a su )ort," said fastening means drawing is e ieads tightly to ether and being concealed between the bea s.

9. A finishing welt having two edge beads and a center bead overlying the edge beads, said center bead being connected to each edge bead by a flexible web, and fastening means inserted through said flexible web s and into a suitable sugport, said fastening means being conceals between the webs and not onl securing the welttothe su port, but a so drawing the. beads tighty sto ther.

-n testimony whereof, I' have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN s. DELANEY; 

